long ghost

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long ghost

noun long ghosts

archaic, slang A tall, thin person. “Pray,” said Doctor Waldron, addressing Mrs. Green, “who is that little fubsy lady, with scarce a morsel of neck, and all covered with ribbands, pursued by that long ghost of a man in the Spanish dress?”
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@misc{long_ghost_2026,
  title = {long ghost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/long%20ghost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}